Assam woman kills husband, mother-in-law, hides body parts in fridge: cops

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A woman allegedly killed her husband and mother-in-law, chopped up their bodies and kept them inside a fridge in Assam’s Noonmati, a neighbourhood in Guwahati.

The woman, Vandana Kalita, was in an extramarital affair.

The police said that three days after killing her husband Amarjyoti Dey and mother-in-law Shankari Dey, Vandana Kalita and her lover took the body parts to neighbouring Meghalaya’s Cherrapunji, some 150 km from Guwahati.

“Vandana killed them before chopping the bodies into pieces. She then stored the body parts inside a fridge,” the officer said.

The Assam case has chilling parallels to the murder of Shraddha Walkar by her boyfriend Aaftab Poonawala in Delhi last year. Her body was also chopped up and stored inside a fridge. More recently, another woman, Nikki Yadav, was killed by her partner Sahil Gehlot and her body was stored inside a fridge at his restaurant in Delhi.

BJP will win in all 3 Northeast states, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed the saffron party would win in the elections in the three northeastern states — Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya.

Assembly elections were held in Tripura on February 16 while the polls would be held in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27.

Sarma, who is also the convener of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), said that the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done lots of development of all the northeastern states and people would vote the BJP to maintain the development.

“People of Northeast are with Modi ji. BJP has no problems in the three northeastern states,” he told the media.

Nayanmoni Saikia receives Arjuna Award from President Murmu

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Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nayanmoni Saikia was conferred with the coveted Arjuna Award at Rashtrapati Bhawan by President Draupadi Murmu on November 30. The player was nominated for the award for her achievements in Lawn Bowl. On this note, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to congratulate Saikia on this feat. CM Sarma wrote, “Heartiest congratulations Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nayanmoni Saikia for receiving Arjuna Award, 2022 from Hon’ble President Droupadi Murmu Ji. Assam is proud of you. My best wishes for your future endeavours.”

Meanwhile, Shushila Devi from Manipur was also presented with the prestigious award on Thursday for her remarkable contributions and achievements in the field of boxing. This year, a total of 25 sportsperson were conferred the Arjuna Award, 2022, for their outstanding performance in the field of sports and games.

SC issues notice to Assam Govt on plea against HC verdict on state-funded madrassas

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to respondents, including the Assam Government on the plea against the Gauhati High Court verdict that state- funded Madrassas being government schools cannot impart religious instruction. The appeal challenges the decision that had in effect turned existing provincialized madrassas in Assam into regular government schools.

A bench of SC justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar passed the order on the petition moved by a total of 13 persons through advocate-on-record Adeel Ahmed. Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde, advocates Adeel Ahmed and Abdur Razzaque Bhuyan argued in the matter for the petitioners. Senior Advocate Hegde, representing the petitioners, argued before the bench that the high Court decision was erroneous as it had equated provincialization with nationalization.

Eight Bangladeshi nationals deported from Assam

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Around 8 Bangladeshi nationals were deported back to Bangladesh from Silchar Central Jail and Guwahati Shelter Home on Saturday who had entered the Indian Territory illegally, serving jail terms. As per reports, Karimganj Police and Border Security Force Jawans deported them back through Sutarkandi Land Port. Border Security Force (BSF) handed over the repatriates to the Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in Shewla, Sylhet.

The deported people were convicted by courts for violation of either the Passports Act or the Foreigners Act, or both. It is to be noted that out of the 8 repatriates, one were reported female and two were mental imbalanced. The repatriates were identified as Fahima Begam, Lal Miya, Lalu Miya, Mahir Uddin, Mohammed Abdul Mutin, Farid Alam Akash, Atabur Rahman and Mohammed Rahim Miya. It may be mentioned that Fahima Begam and Mohammed Rahim Uddin was kept in Guwahati Shelter home as mental imbalanced persons.

Rain dampens Diwali, Kali puja mood in Assam

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While people across Assam were gearing up with preparations for bright and dazzling celebrations of the festival of lights-Diwali and Kali Puja, the gloomy overcast skies together with moderate rain, courtesy the cyclonic movement of Sitrang since Monday morning has played a spoilsport as weatherman forecasted more rain for the next few days.

Following the forecast issued from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday, the authorities have put their officials on alert. The respective District Incident Response Teams have been activated considering the heavy rainfall warning received from the IMD.

Meanwhile, despite the rain threat, places across the state wore a festive look with sparkling lights and attractive decorations. There was a significant spree in buying earthen diyas noticed in the markets ahead of the festival as well.

A thick gathering of devotees was noticed at various Kali Mandirs to worship and offer prayers to the goddess.

Assam CM inspects Brahmaputra riverfront beautification project in Guwahati

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma went for an inspection of the upcoming Brahmaputra riverfront beautification project recently.

The region under consideration starts from the Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Center to the District and Sessions Court.

The demolished old DC office of the Kamrup Metropolitan district is the main area set to be developed.

These come under the ambitious Guwahati Smart City Project which aims to turn the whole riverbank to a scenic location with tourism potential.

Cyclone causes damage in several parts of Assam

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Heavy rains continue to lash several districts of Assam since Monday because of Cyclone Sitrang. The cyclone crossed the Bangladesh coast near Barisal after skirting the Indian coast in West Bengal coast. Guwahati also faced the rains and winds. With heavy rains raging throughout the night, Guwahatians woke up to incidents of waterlogging in several parts of the city.

A large tree had fallen on the highway because of the winds and blacked the busy Guwahati-Shillong road in Khanapara. Personnel of the District Disaster Management Authority worked tirelessly to chop the tree and clear the highway within hours. There were however very less problems due to the waterlogging owing to Tuesday being declared a local holiday for Diwali.

Heavy rains and winds also damaged houses in different parts of the Nagaon district. Numerous trees and electric poles were uprooted in various parts of the region due to the cyclonic storm on the night of Monday.

Houses in the Kaliabor, Bamuni, Sakmuthia tea estates, and Boraligaon areas of central Assam have also been damaged by the storm. Infrastructure damages have been reported from different parts of the state. No casualties have been reported as of now due to the storm in the state.

Assamese film, Anur gets official selection at IFFK

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Anur (Eyes on the Sunshine), an Assamese language film by Monjul Baruah has been selected for the prestigious International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). Anur got the official selection in the ‘Indian Cinema Now’ section along with the six best contemporary Indian films. The 27th edition of the IFFK will be held from December 9 to 16 in Thiruvananthapuram. “We are really excited and happy about the development. IFFK is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious film festivals not just in India but across Asia. This means a lot for us,” director Monjul Baruah told the press.

Acclaimed actor Rajat Kapoor has played a role in the film along with Boloram Das, Jahanara Begum, Udayan Duarah Bibhuti Bhushan Hazarika, Rajjashree Sharma and Bidya Bharati among others. The story is about an aged widow who is a retired teacher living alone in the house built by her late husband and for whom the house and everything associated with it, are inseparable from the memories of her husband she carries through her lonely days and nights.

One day she comes across a trespasser who happens to be a widower and this suspicious intruder, through some happenings, comes across to her as a person whom she badly needs to break open the shell of her claustrophobic life, to whom she wants to confide her fear and desire. It is based on a short story by Anuradha Sharma Pujaree.

“Anuradha Sharma Pujaree has always been one of the few Assamese writers I read for a nuanced understanding of the society I belong to. With my father’s death barely a month behind when I was contemplating a new project, the producer handed me a copy of a story by the novelist. I was stunned by the uncanny coincidence of the central character being a sensitive widow and my perception of my mother’s state of mind in the aftermath of my father’s death,” Baruah said recalling how it started.

President Droupadi Murmu to be on 3-day visit to Tripura and Assam from today

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President Droupadi Murmu will be on a three-day visit to Tripura and Assam from today.

The President will inaugurate Tripura State Judicial Academy and lay the foundation stone for Tripura National Law University at Narsingarh, Agartala today. She will also virtually inaugurate an MLA Hostel at Capital Complex, Agartala and lay the foundation stones for – various projects of Government of Tripura related to roads, schools and hostels for students, Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya Museum and Cultural Centre at Agartala and IIIT-Agartala – from Rabindra Sata Barshiki Bhawan, Agartala today. In the evening, the President will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour by the Government of Tripura at the Town Hall, Agartala.

Tomorrow, Ms Murmu will flag off, from Agartala Railway Station, the special extension of Guwahati-Kolkata-Guwahati train upto Agartala and extension of Agartala-Jiribam-Agartala Jan Shatabdi Express upto Khongsang, Manipur.

Tomorrow at IIT Guwahati, the President will virtually inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for various projects of Union Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology and Health and Family Welfare and Government of Assam. These include Supercomputer facility Param Kamrupa and the facility for the design and development of high-power microwave components at IIT Guwahati, Medical College and Hospital at Dhubri and Zonal Institutes of National Institute of Virology (NIV) at Dibrugarh (Assam) and Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh). In the evening, the President will attend a civic reception and cultural programme, to be hosted in her honour at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati.

On Friday, the President will virtually inaugurate and launch and lay the foundation stones for various projects of Government of Assam and Union Ministries of Road Transport and Highways, Petroleum and Natural Gas and Railways. These include launch of model Anganwadi Centers with modern facilities and Mission Saubhagya, inauguration of Rail-Fed petroleum storage depot of Indian Oil Corporation Limited at Moinarbond, Silchar, two highway projects, foundation stones for 100 model Secondary Schools in the tea garden areas of Assam, two highway projects and modern Cargo-cum-Coaching Terminal at Aghtori, Guwahati. She will flag off of a train from Guwahati to Lumding upto Shokhuvi (Nagaland) and Mandipathar (Meghalaya).

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